тэвнэ

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *tebene from Proto-Turkic *temen.

Compare Daur temeeny, Kazakh тебен (teben).

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /tʰiwən/, [ˈtʰiw̜ɪn]

Noun

тэвнэ • (tevne) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠡᠪᠡᠨ᠎ᠡ (teben-e)); (regular declension)

1. a large needle for sewing leather or felt

Hypernyms

• зүү (züü, “needle”)